In the two months since David Stearns took over as general manager, the Brewers have traded Francisco Rodriguez, Luis Sardinas, Adam Lind, and Jason Rogers. All of this is a process that allows Stearns to jettison veteran parts (and not-so-veteran parts) that are not key members of the future, whether that be because of age, […]
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Mr. Melvin Comes to Milwaukee: Previous 90 Loss Brewers Teams, Part IV
Welcome to the final installment of Lessons From Previous 90-Loss Brewer Teams. Thus far, I’ve spent the offseason looking at each instance of Milwaukee Brewers teams that lost at least 90 games, hoping to see whether there are any lessons from those past failures that could help inform the decision-making of the current staff. Part I covered the […]
Keep Calm And Carry On: Cliches & Patience For Brewers
If there’s one thing that makes me crazy, it’s the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ fad. It’s been waning in popularity for a while now, so I suppose that I should be finding new things to annoy me now. But so it goes. You can picture an old fellow in a rocking chair wearing a baseball […]
Who Does Revenue Sharing Really Help?
A couple weeks ago here at BP Milwaukee, I discussed various reports that indicated owners were angry about the Arizona Diamondbacks spending $206 million — including, by the estimates of the owners, a good chunk of money Arizona received in revenue sharing — on their megadeal with Zack Greinke. ESPN’s Jayson Stark even went so […]
Hope Springs with the 2016 Sky Sox
In September 2014, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel used the following headline to announce that the Brewers had a new minor-league affiliate: “Brewers Settle for Colorado Springs as AAA Team’s Host.” PR departments might cringe at the headline writer’s verb choice, but there is no denying that the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Springs Sky Sox came together out […]
Craig Counsell’s Approach to Stealing Bases
The Brewers, as a team, have their fair share of speedsters. Sure, Carlos Gomez has departed to so-called greener pastures [sobs], but Ryan Braun can still hold his own on the basepaths, as can Jean Segura. Plus, Orlando Arcia and Brett Phillips — who stole 25 and 18 bases, respectively, in 2015 — will arrive at […]
The Rising Cost of Elite Relief
About a month ago, I wrote an article about the weird timing of the Francisco Rodriguez trade with Detroit. I hypothesized that there were still a number of moving parts in the relief market that needed to settle. Among those moving parts, Darren O’Day has re-signed with the Orioles, Ken Giles has been traded, and […]
The Brewers & Successful First-Round Picks
On Tuesday of last week, while I was away from my computer, the Braves and Diamondbacks cobbled together one of the most lopsided trades in recent memory (which was well recapped by the BP team). The Braves sent Shelby Miller and lefty Gabe Speier to the Diamondbacks for outfielder Ender Inciarte, right-hander Aaron Blair, and […]
David Stearns Is Accumulating Options & Isn’t Done
The first two months of the David Stearns Administration has been anything but stagnant. In just the past week, the club has traded Adam Lind for a trio of teenage pitchers, acquired former top-200 prospect Garin Cecchini for cash, and grabbed a pair of interesting prospects in the Rule 5 Draft. Stearns hasn’t made a […]
Adam Lind and the Robbery of Rebuilding
It’s understandable to feel a little bit underwhelmed with the Adam Lind trade, in which the Brewers received three raw minor-league pitchers, Daniel Missaki, Carlos Herrera, and Freddy Peralta — all teenage right-handers. Lind was going to be one of the best hitters in the Brewers lineup again in 2016 if he stuck around. Meanwhile, […]